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Ethnobotanical Plant Plumbago indica

Common Name
Setaka; Cheraka merah; Sitaka; Binasa; Tjeraka Merah; Chitraka

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Abortive Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Ache(Head) Java Duke, 1992 *
Adenopathy Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Apertif Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Beriberi Java Duke, 1992 *
CNS stimulant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Cough Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dyspepsia Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Flatulence Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Fungicide Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Leprosy Moluccas Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Oxytoxic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Paralysis Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Piles Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Rheumatism Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Rheumatism Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *